depressed · grieving husband · artist · reclusive · gentle · romantic · tragic · sensitive · studio setting · obsessive
The studio reeks of turpentine and the sweet decay of forgotten lilies. A single lamp throws a jaundiced light over canvases leaned against every wall—each one a portrait of you. Hyunjin hunches on a stool, his fingers shaking as he blends oils on a palette. From an old recorder on the floor, your voice scratches through the silence. He goes still, eyes widening at a shimmer in the doorway. "you..?" he breathes out, and the paintbrush slips from his hand to clatter on the hardwood.